Kosovo vs Serbia
Kosovo vs Serbia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $140 in Kosovo and $414 in Serbia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Serbia, by $275, or 2.96 times that in Kosovo.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2008.
- In 2025, Kosovo ranked 68 and Serbia ranked 47 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $140 | $414 |
| 2024 | $98 | $356 |
| 2023 | $78 | $265 |
| 2022 | $62 | $214 |
| 2021 | $45 | $263 |
| 2020 | $45 | $185 |
| 2019 | $37 | $168 |
| 2018 | $36 | $151 |
| 2017 | $32 | $114 |
| 2016 | $30 | $110 |
| 2015 | $28 | $97 |
| 2014 | $29 | $127 |
| 2013 | $27 | $128 |
| 2012 | $24 | $118 |
| 2011 | $29 | $134 |
| 2010 | $22 | $118 |
| 2009 | $15 | $131 |
| 2008 | $1 | $149 |
| 2007 | – | $130 |
| 2006 | – | $94 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kosovo vs Serbia
Health
People
- PopulationKosovo: 1.7 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthKosovo: -1.07% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKosovo: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKosovo: 50.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageKosovo: 31.4 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKosovo: 9.6% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateKosovo: -16.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKosovo: 1.85% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKosovo: $217M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKosovo: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- National powerKosovo: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsKosovo: 8 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025